Metal window-pane holder



Nov. 22, 1927. 1,649,917

C. G. NELSON METAL WINDOW PANE HOLDER Filed March 25, 1926 Patented Nov.22, 1927.

uni-Ten STATES.

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS; ASSIGNOR To zoom innnwm oHAnLns e; NEIJSQN,on

PATENT oF -lce.

METALS eoarritNY, or Grimace HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, A conronAtrlon' orRumors.

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Application filed Maia 25,1926. serial no. 97362.

My inventionrelates to a holder for with dow panes and has for itspurpose to pro: vide such a holder which may be readily and accuratelyapplied and which will i-etain the several parts in proper relation toeaeh other. The specific improvements and objects of my invention willappear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing forming a. part of this specification,Figure 1 is a sec tion through apor'tion of a pane fastener embodying myinvention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the clamping bracket; Fig. 3 is afront view of the same; Fig. fl is a section on the line al -act Fig. 1,and 5 is a partial section similar to 1, but showinga CllfiBlBIlhfOIlnof front clamping member or face plate. 7 V For convenience,- the devicewill be described as applied on the window sill, at the bottom of a paneof glass, butit will be readily understood that it may be used at thesides or top of a pane of glass or anywhere where such afastening deviceis described. H 77 InFig. lthereis shown a-sill 1O beneath the bottom ofa window pane 11. The pane is supported at a short distance abovethesill bysuitable supporting blocks, not shown. A rear clamping plate 12has a forwardly extending flange 13 at its u per; side with a.downwardly bent portion 14; adapted to rest against the rear sideof theglass. A flange 15 projects from the lower edge of plate 12 and rests onsill 10. I

A bracket member 16 has upright portion 17 adapted toflt against theupright portion of member 12 and within the channel at the upper edge ofineniber 12. Extending from the bottom oiportion 17 there is ahorizontal portion 18 which rests upon flange member 15. The forward endof portion 18 is raised at 19. In the construction shown. there arestiffening side flanges 20 at each side of this bracket member.

A- front clamping member. or face plate 21 is provided having an upperflange 22 adapted to rest against the front of the pane of glass andhaving a lower flange 23c);- tended inward from the point 24 where themember rests upon th'esilhflange 23 being raised a slight distance abovethe sill. As will be seen,.-the flange 23 fits between the front end 19of the above described bracket member and flange member 15.

reference nuiii-crals with t the face plate A fastening lug 25 ispositioned above portion 18 of bracket 16. 'Portioii18 of bracket 16 hasa" hole therethrofigh, and a portion or iug" 25 is punched through thishole and i 'ivets th'e lug t'ofthe bracket, its; shown at 26. Thelugihas asubstantiall] vertical portion 27 in which, there is a threaded of e'ning 28. A s'c'rew 29 passes'throu a ho e 30 n, the faceplateafid is thiafecl info ho l'e 28in the lug'and'hol'dfi the face pateifir ps P on r Inn-1e construction shewi the-rear claii p: ing platehas an offset ,ojrtion'si which-cen meets the vertical perion withflange is; and bracket 16 is formed with a'notc'hat 32 which fits overplortion BlandhOIdsnIeih' ber '12 in lace; ember 12 is first placed inthe sill with brackets e' in place; Then a screw 33 is drivenithroiggh'aligningholes in lug 2 5; bracket 16 and 'a'i'i' 'e 1 5j'ahd into sill10, securing on the sill thepart-s mentioned; Thereafter Window ane 111s mounted in positioii in blocks 'hot shown',

which est u on fiangei's' between brackets 16. Then member 21 is p lacedin position, and the ssembly. i completed by insertin screws 29. 1 End19otflange 1'8;is preferabl raised above flange l 5-inore the metal offront clamping late21 'and onsets 34, 34 are bent upwar in the dge thanthe thic nessof 6f flange 23, these offsets fitting si iggly beneathend19 when the bottom of flange 23 rests on flange 15 Thisstructiire isshown most qiearl in Fig. 4. e i

In Fig; 5' there is shown an alternative formfof faceiplateffllg Theportions of this face, plate correspondingfto the. face; late shown in 1are desi ted .by similar ,e addition of the letter a. The portion 19 ofthe bracket. shown in Fig. 5, is slightly modified. and it willbereadily understood that other obvious' changes ma be madein' thedetails of the structure. I' 1 The face is made of resilient metal, and

flange 23' be bent upward to such an extent that it iss'omewhatdepr'essedjby bracket portions 19. In this waythe face platemay be held resiliently against the glass as soon screws 29 may beemployed merely to" hold sume's when shoved into place. It will be seenfrom the ab'ovethat' I have as it is slipped into place; and

in the position which it aslit) ' the plane of the pane, a clampingmember having one edge adapted to rest against the pane, having a beadalong its other edge adapted to rest against said supporting member, andhaving a flange adjacent the bead adapted to extend towards the plane ofthe pane and spaced away from said supporting member, and a fasteningmember attached to said supporting member and having a flange overlyingthe said flange of the clamping member.

2. In a support for a window pane, a supporting member beyond one edgeof the pane and approximately perpendicular to the c lane the clam inmember havin one ed 'e 7 I g b b adapted to rest against the plane ofthe pane, having a bead along its other edge adapted to rest againstsaid" supporting member, and having a flange adjacent the bead adaptedto extend towards the plane of the pane and spaced away from saidsupporting member, a fastening member attached to said supporting memberand having a flange overlying the said flange of the clamping member, afastening lug attached to said supporting member, and adjustable meansadapted to secure said clamping member to said lug. V I

3. In a support for a window pane, a supporting member beyond one edgeof the pane and approximately perpendicular to the plane of the pane, aninner clamping memher and an outer clamping member, each having a flangealongone edge adapted to contact with a face of the pane and having aflange along the other edge adjacent the supporting member, an attachingbracket secured to said supporting member, having one end adapted tointerlock with said inner clamping member, and having a part adapted tooverlie the flange of said outer clamp ing member which is adjacent thesupporting member, an attaching lug secured to said supporting memberand to the overlying portion of said bracket, between said supportingmember and the edge of the glass, and adjustable means connecting saidouter clamping member to said lug.

4-. In a support for a window pane, a sup porting member beyond one edgeof the pane and approximately perpendicular to the plane of the pane, aninner clamping memtioned flanges overlying the other, any attachingmember overlying the; last men tioned flangesof both the inner and outerclamping members, a lug adjacent the inner face of'the overlying portionof said attaching member and secured therewith to the supporting member,and means for securing the inner clamping member directly to said lug. I

5. In a support for a window pane, 'a sup porting member beyond one edgeof the pane and approximately perpendicular to the plane of the pane, aninner clamping member and an outer clamping member,eaol 1 having aflange along one edge adapted to contact with a face of the pane andhaving a flange along the other edge adjacent the supporting member,anda stiffening bracket within'said inner member and having a forwardlyextending flange secured to the sup porting member and overlying theadjacent flange of the outer member, one of said two last mentionedflanges having offset notches bearing against the other of said twoflanges. r I r 6. In a support for a window pane, a supporting memberbeyond one edge of the pane and approximately perpend1cu1ar to the laneof the pane, an inner clamping memer and an outer clamping member, eachhaving a flange along one edge adapt-'- ed to contact with a face of thepane and having a flange along the other edge adjacent the supportingmember, and a stiffening bracket within said inner member and hav ing aforwardly extending flange secured to the supporting member andoverlying the adjacent flange of the outer member, a lug secured to theoverlying portion of the flange of the stiffening bracket, said lugbeingformed with an augularly extending rein- V forced portion between theflange of the stiffening bracket and the edge of the glass andadjustable means securing the outer clamping member to the reinforcedportion of the lug. I

7. In a support for a window pane, av supporting member beyond one edgeof the pane and approximately perpendicular to the plane of the pane, aninner clamping member and an outer clamping member, each having a flangealong one edge adapted to contact with aface of the pane and having aflange along the other edge adjacent the supporting member, the lastsaid flange of the outer member overlying the corresponding flange ofthe inner member, astiffening bracket within said inner member andhaving a flange extending over the last said.

. plane of the pane,

flange of the outer curing the flanges of the stiffening bracket and theinner member to the supporting member.

8. In a support for a Window pane, a supporting member beyond one edgeof the pane and approximately perpendicular to the an inner clampingmember and an outer clamping member, each having a flange along one edgeadapted to contact with a face of the pane and having a-flange along theother edge adjacent the the outer member overlying the correspondmember,and means se ing flange of the inner member, a 'stifiening bracketwithin said inner member and hav ing a flange extending over the lastsaid flange of the outer member, and means seing offset notches wherebyit fits snugly be- M tween the flanges of the bracket and the innermember.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification. supporting member, the last sald flange of I a i CHARLES,Gi NELSON.

